Factors related to Covid-19 Preventive Behavior among Secondary Students Kalasinpittayasan School Muang District Kalasin Province

Abstract

This cross-sectional analytical research aimed to study the level of health literacy in the prevention of COVID-19, to study the level of behavior in the prevention of COVID-19 and to study the relationship between personal factors health literacy and behavior in the prevention of COVID-19 among secondary students. The participants were 372 junior and senior of high school. The instrument used in the research was a questionnaire consisting of general demographic data, health literacy about COVID-19 prevention behaviors, COVID-19 prevention behaviors. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multiple logistic regression.

              The results showed that most of the samples were female 59%, the mean age was 15.59 years, studying at the secondary school level 1-6. 62 people per grade accounting for 16.67%, mean grades (GPA) was 3.51,  The amount of money to come to the school was adequate to 86%, 92% received prevention information from the internet. There were statistically significant relationships between factors and COVID-19 preventive behavior in good practice were age (Adjust OR = 1.24; 95%CI: 1.07 – 1.43; p- value=0.004), the sufficiency of the amount of money to come to the school (Adjust OR = 2.18; 95%CI: 1.13 – 4.22; p-value=0.020), appraise information relevant to COVID-19 prevention behaviors (Adjust OR = 2.04; 95%CI: 1.03 – 4.04; p-value=0.040), apply information relevant to COVID-19 prevention behaviors (Adjust OR = 1.95; 95%CI: 1.14 – 3.33; p-value=0.015) at p<0.05. In conclusion, the good practice of prevention and control of COVID-19 disease should focus on encouraging students to develop appraise and apply information relevant to COVID-19 prevention behaviors through various media activities or channels. This will raise awareness of the prevention of the COVID-19 disease.